The main purpose of this list is to convey a sense of the driving
issues in contemporary science and technology, although from time to time I
include events of interest outside this focus -- such as Hackathons, DIY workshops, and
events for young people.

It can be accessed in two ways: as a website and a mailing list.
The website carries events for the next month (roughly).
I add to it several times a week.
The mailing list goes out once a week, usually Sunday nights, and carries events for the next eight days.
You can subscribe to it here.
And unsubscribe here.

Caveats: The list is not remotely comprehensive and selection criteria are subjective.
I tend to include events that offer a physical speaker and accommodate physical attendance, though unusually interesting webinars might
slip in.
Continuing or ongoing events (like exhibits or courses) and meetups with no special focus are not well handled.
Activity falls considerably over the summer and winter holidays.

Most critically: This is a volatile landscape. Many events are
announced at the last minute. (Some of these get posted to the website,
but not many make the weekly mailing.) Dates and locales change.
Speakers change their topic. Errors are introduced at every stage of the
process. I correct those I find out about, which of course introduces yet another
source of change. I strongly urge you to doublecheck the "Details" link
before you head out, not that that guarantees anything.

Blue boxes represent all events advertised as child-friendly; yellow boxes, multi-day events for adults.
I occasionally link to the site of the speaker's lab.
Researchers often see these sites as their preferred medium of communication with the public and put a
lot of work into them.
They can carry exceptionally well-posed statements of current issues.

If you see an event that you think I should know about but is not on the website please let me know.
Ditto if you know of a site I ought to be monitoring but does not appear on my list of sources.

I would appreciate your mentioning this list to people with compatible interests.

*Admission to buildings in Harvard's medical area often
requires ID issued by a "Harvard Medical School Affiliate". A list of
these institutions can be consulted here. Persons interested in events in the medical
area that are not explicitly public, do not invite registration, have sponsors
with whom they have no experience, and who are unsure if their ID will guarantee
access, might want to email the person cited in the details page and
ask. Inquiries directed at the HMS Dept of Genetics should be emailed to
esexton@genetics.med.harvard.edu (or call 617-432- 7666) at least one day before
the event. Inquiries pertaining to events at Harvard's New Research
Building should be directed to Karen Barry at kbarry6@partnes.org. Events
in the Longwood medical area that do not carry an asterisk have announced explicitly that
they are open to the general public.